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Qonolobus continued. 



G. carolinensis (Carolina).* fl. purplish, umbeUate ; segments of 



corolla oval-oblong, bluntish. June and July. I. ovate-cordate, 



acuminated, downy, on longish petioles. Stem and petioles 



hairy. Carolina, 1824. Greenhouse deciduous. (S. B. F. G. 1.) 



G. Cundurango (Condor Vine). The correct name of this 



plant is Marsdenia Cundurango (which see). 

 G. diadematus (diademed). /. green ; crown at bottom of tube. 

 September and October. I. oblong, elliptical, lanceolate, cordate. 

 Mexico, 1812. Stove. (B. B. 252.) 



G. Isevis (smooth), fl. green ; umbels many-flowered ; corolla 

 rather elongated-conical in the bud, not twisted ; lobes narrowly 

 or linear-lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous inside. June. I. oblong- 

 cordate, with a deep and narrow but open sinus, conspicuously 

 acuminate. North America, 1806. Hardy herbaceous. There is 

 a variety, macrophyttus, with broadly-cordate leaves, and with the 

 rounded basal lobes approximate or even overlapping. 

 G. nlger (black), fl. black, or very dark purple ; racemes few- 

 flowered. October. I. ovate-cordate, acute. Mexico, 1825. 

 Stove evergreen. (B. M. 2799.) 



G. obliquus (oblique). /. in umbels, sometimes cymosely com- 

 pound or geminate ; corolla in the bud oblong-conical ; lobes 

 crimson-purple inside, dull or greenish and minutely pubescent 

 outside. Summer. I. from rounded to ovate-cordate, with a 

 narrow sinus, abruptly acuminate. North America, 1809. Hardy. 

 SYN. Cynanchum discolor (under which name it is figured in 

 B. M. 1273.) 



G* suberosus (sub-erose). fl., umbels three to nine-flowered, 

 much shorter than the petiole ; corolla broadly conical, and with 

 abrupt acumination, twisted in the bud ; lobes ovate, or be- 

 coming triangular-lanceolate, acute, of thickish and firm texture. 

 Summer. I. cordate, with an open and shallow, or sometimes 

 deeper and narrow, sinus, acuminate, minutely pubescent, 

 glabrate, or sometimes hairy. North America, 1732. Hardy. 

 SYN. Cynanchum suberosum. 



GONOSTEMON. Included tinder Stapelia. 

 OOODENIA (named in honour of Dr. Samuel Good- 

 enough 1743-1827, Bishop of Carlisle, author of a monograph 

 of the genus Carex, published in the " Linnaean Transac- 

 tions"). OBD. Goodenoviece. A genus containing about 

 seventy species of greenhouse herbs or sub-shrubs, rarely 

 shrubs, limited to Australia. Flowers yellow, purplish, or 

 blue ; peduncles either axillary or in terminal racemes or 

 panicles. Leaves alternate or radical. Goodenias thrive in a 

 compost of peat and loam. Propagated by cuttings, which 

 root freely under a bell glass, during spring. The species 

 described below are those usually seen in cultivation. 

 G. grandiflora (large-flowered), fl. yellow, more or less streaked 

 with purple, large ; corolla glabrous or slightly pubescent outside ; 

 peduncles axillary, one-flowered. July. I. petiolate, from broadly 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, truncate or cordate at the base, toothed. 

 h. 3ft. to 4ft. 1803. Herbaceous. (B. M. 890 ; B. R. 1845, 29.) 

 G. laavigata (smooth). A synonym of Sccevola microcarpa. 

 G. ovata (ovate). /., corolla yellow, glabrous outside ; peduncles 

 axillary, often two together or forked near the base, slender and 

 often several-flowered. July. I. petiolate, from ovate to broadly 

 lanceolate, or the lower ones sometimes almost orbicular-cordate, 

 denticulate, lin. to 2in. long. h. 2ft. to 4ft. An erect, glabrous, 

 often somewhat viscid shrub or under-shrub. (A. B. B. 68.) 

 G. stelligera (star-haired). /. yellow, sessile or nearly so, in 

 clusters of two or three, the upper ones solitary, in a long, inter- 

 rupted spike ; corolla densely villous outside. June. I., radical 

 ones linear, or slightly linear-acute, obtuse, rather thick, entire ; 

 stem ones very few, and much shorter ; floral ones reduced to 

 linear bracts. Stems erect, almost leafless, h. 1ft. to lift. 1823. 

 Perennial. 

 G. tenella (tender). A synonym of Velleia trinervis. 



GO ODE NO VIE 2E. A natural order of herbs, sub- 

 shrubs, or rarely shrubs, the juice not milky. Flowers 

 hermaphrodite, axillary or in terminal spikes, racemes, 

 or panicles, the primary inflorescence centripetal, the 

 secondary usually cymose and dichotomous ; corolla 

 yellow, blue, or white, rarely red or purple. Leaves 

 alternate or radical, very rarely irregularly opposite, 

 entire, toothed, or rarely pinnatifid. The order is almost 

 exclusively Australian, a few species only of one genus 

 (Sccevola) being known from New Zealand, the Pacific 

 Islands, and the coasts of tropical and sub-tropical 

 Africa, Asia, and America; and one of another genus 

 (Calogyne), perhaps not different from an Australian 

 one, extending to the coast of China. There are about 

 twelve genera and two hundred species. Good examples 

 are: Dampiera, Goodenia, Leschenaultia, Sccevola, and 

 Velleia. 



Vol. n. 



GOODIA (named in honour of Peter Good, a bota- 

 nical collector, who was employed in collecting seeds 

 in Australia, where he died). OBD. Legivminosce. A 

 genus containing two species of ornamental greenhouse 

 evergreen shrubs, natives of Australia. Flowers golden- 

 yellow, like those of Laburnum, but smaller ; calyx two- 

 lipped, the lips not deeply divided; stamens all united 

 in a sheath. Leaves pinnate, trifoliolate ; leaflets en- 

 tire. Goodias thrive in a compost of sandy peat and 

 fibry loam. Propagated by seeds, which usually ripen 

 in abundance ; or by cuttings, made of the young 

 shoots, during spring, and inserted in sand, under a bell 

 glass. 



G. lotifolia (Lotus-leaved).* fl. yellow, but with the base of the 

 vexillum red. April to July. 1. , leaflets obovate, smooth. A. 2ft 

 to 4ft. 1733. (B. M. 958 ; L. B. C. 696.) 



G. pubescens (downy).* fl. yellow, spotted with red. Summer. 

 I., leaflets obovately-cuneated, pubescent. Branches and pe- 

 duncles rather hispid, h. 1ft to 3ft 1803. (B. M. 1310.) 



GOOD KING HENRY. See Chenopoditim 



Bouus-Henricus. 



GOODYERA (named in honour of John Goodyer, a 

 British botanist, who assisted Johnson in his edition of 

 "Gerard's Herbal"). SYNS. Peramium, Tussacia. OBD. 

 OrchidecB. A genus of about twenty-five species of hardy, 

 greenhouse, or stove terrestrial orchids, with flower-spikes 

 issuing from the centre of the foliage, and thick, fleshy 

 roots. Some species have their dark, velvet-like foliage 

 marked like that of some Anoactochili. The greenhouse 

 and stove sorts thrive best in small pots or shallow pans, 

 in a compost of well-drained peat and sand, with a little 

 loam; and require a liberal supply of water when in a 

 growing state. Propagated by cuttings, taken with a 

 piece of root to each, inserted in similar soil to that 

 already mentioned, and placed under a bell glass. The 

 hardy species should be grown in a shady position, and 

 in moist, peaty soil, with which soft sandstone may be 

 incorporated. The best species is undoubtedly G. dis- 

 color. 



G. cordata (heart-shaped). /. yellowish-brown ; racemes usually 

 several-flowered. September. I. few, oblong-acute, usually cor- 

 date at the base. Stem upright. India, 1840. Stove. SYN. 

 Georchis cordata. 



G. discolor (two-coloured).* fl. pure white, with a lemon-yellow 

 blotch on the lip, which is curiously twisted or contorted ; spikes 

 numerous, erect, about lOin. high, remaining a considerable time 

 in perfection. Winter. I. 2in. long, lin. broad, rich dark velvety- 

 green, with interrupted longitudinal white stripes, more or less 

 distinct. South America, 1815. Greenhouse. (B. M. 2055.) 

 G. Domini! (Dominy's). 1. larger than those of G. discolor, with 

 a dark, bronzy, velvet-like appearance, and lightish longitudinal 

 lines. A very handsome garden hybrid. Stove. 

 G. macrantna (large-flowered).* fl. pale rose, large, two or three 

 at the ends of the shoots. June. I. ovate, acute, bordered with 

 yellow; central parts dark green, reticulated with pale green lines. 

 Japan, 1867. This pretty plant is nearly hardy. SYN. G. picta. 

 (G C. 1867, 1022.) 



G. picta (painted). A synonym of G. macrantha. 

 G. pubescens (downy).* fl. white. July. I. green, delicately 

 veined with silver, h. Sin. North America, 1802. A very pretty 

 little species, suitable for growing either in a cool house or pit, 

 a cool fernery, or out of doors ; in the latter case, it thrives best 

 when planted under evergreen shrubs, in deep shade, and in a 

 compost of peat and leaf mould. There is a pretty form of 

 this, minor (figured in B. M. 2540). 



G. repens (creeping), fl. white, with a sweet scent ; spike spiral, 

 secund. July. I. ovate, dark, evergreen, h. 6in. Northern 

 hemisphere (Britain). This species thrives well in a leaf mould, 

 in deep shade. (Sy. En. B. 1475.) 



G. rubicunda (reddish), fl. reddish. July. I. velvet-like, with 

 three longitudinal bands of red down each leaf. Manilla, 1838. 

 Stove. SYN. G. rubrovenia. 



G. rubrovenia (red- veined). A synonym of G. rubicunda. 

 G. Veitchii (Veitch's).* I. rich deep reddish-brown, with a few 

 silver ribs. A vigorous hybrid between G. discolor and Anoecto- 

 chilus Veitchii. Stove. 



G. velutina (velvety).* /. white, shaded with rose or salmon ; 

 spike usually ten-flowered, terminal. I. ovate, acute, deep velvety, 

 purplish-green, with a well-defined white costa. Japan, 1867. 

 A very pretty, nearly hardy plant. (B. G. 533.) 



GOORA NUT. See Cola acuminata. 



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